Student Services Blog

*2016 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship *
*Applications due*: *January 22, 2016*
*Purpose*: The Coastal Management Fellowship was established in 1996 to
provide on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal
resource management and policy for postgraduate students and to provide
project assistance to state coastal zone management programs. The
program matches postgraduate students with state coastal zone programs
to work on projects proposed by the state and selected by the fellowship
sponsor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal
Services Center.

UW-Friday Harbor Labs is reaching out to undergrads who might be interested in a full immersion, hands-on summer internship focused on the marine sciences. UW-Friday Harbor Labs is now accepting applications for summer internships for our NSF REU and BEACON program internships. This UW campus is located in the San Juan Islands.

The finances are attractive. We pay ALL expenses associated with the program, including round-trip travel to San Juan Island, WA, two months of stipend, all room and board, plus $500 to attend a national conference to present research results.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for undergraduate students majoring in disciplines related to oceanic and atmospheric science, research, or technology, and supportive of the purposes of NOAA’s programs and mission. Over 100 students are selected each year for participation in the Ernest F. Hollings (Hollings) and Educational Partnership Program (EPP) scholarship programs.

The Jackson Munro Public Service Fellowship (formerly the Sterling and Gene Munro Public Service Fellowship) encourages a life-long commitment to public service by providing outstanding undergraduates with the opportunity to explore their potential through service and leadership in the community.
Jackson Munro Public Service Fellows are selected based on the strength of a public service project proposed in collaboration with a public sector (non-profit or governmental) organization.

Bonderman Travel Fellowship 2016
Deadline: January 11, 2016, 12 noon (PST)
Dear students,
We write to share an extraordinary opportunity for travel, discovery, and challenge. The 2016 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is now available and we encourage you to consider applying. This fellowship offers University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad.

UCSC’s EEB department has received a GANN training grant. This grant will provide fellowship support for 3 full years of grad funding to the top students from underrepresented backgrounds applying to our PhD program. Fall 2016 applicants will be eligible for these fellowships, which will provide stipend support at the the level of the NSF GRFP.

If you have any excellent undergrads, recent grads, or master’s students from underrepresented backgrounds looking to pursue a PhD in aquatic ecology, eco-evolutionary dynamics, fish ecology, etc., please have them contact me.

This is an announcement for the 2015 Anchor QEA scholarship program.
Since 1999, Anchor QEA has presented over $100,000 in scholarships to graduate students across the country. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 scholarship—applications are due November 16, 2015. Candidates for the 2015 Anchor QEA scholarship need to be graduate students majoring in geology, environmental sciences, planning/land use, landscape architecture, fisheries, or coastal, geotechnical, environmental engineering with an aquatic/waterfront emphasis, or related fields.

Short-Term Residency Opportunity Description:
The Marjorie and Joseph Rubenson Endowment Short-Term Residency is an annual opportunity for an artist or researcher investigating conservation of animals, plants and habitats to visit the Volcan Mountain Range in Julian, California to create original works of art or engage in scientific research that would enhance the public appreciation of the mountain, its unique beauty and environmental attributes.

Are you working towards positive solutions to environmental challenges or to issues impacting Indian country?
Have you demonstrated your commitment to one of these areas through public service?
Do you inspire and motivate others to take action?
Are you committed to making a difference through civility and consensus building?

The Morris & Stewart Udall Scholarship offer current college students an opportunity to share that commitment with others, next work with professional in the field and receive up to $5,000 for academic expenses.

This is a late-breaking opportunity that you may want to share with undergraduates in your unit who might be good candidates for this funding:
The Mindlin Foundation is a small organization run by a donor to the College of Environment. Each year they give out between 20-40 grants to undergraduates to fund research at universities across the country. See: http://mindlinfoundation.org/funding-opportunities/undergraduate-research-rfa/
Students can apply for up to $2,500 and the application is fairly short and straightforward (see website).